Otomax Ointment Rx, 7.5 gm

Recommended dosages only. Always follow the directions for dosing and administration from your veterinarian.

The external ear should be thoroughly cleaned and dried before treatment. Remove foreign material debris crusted exudates etc. with suitable non-irritating solutions. Excessive hair should be clipped from the treatment area.
After verifying that the eardrum is intact instill 4 drops from the 7.5 tube and 30 g bottle of OTOMAX^® ointment twice daily into the ear canal of dogs weighing less than 30 lbs.
Instill 8 drops from the 7.5 g tube and 30 g bottle twice daily into the ear canal of dogs weighing 30 lbs or more.
Massage external ear canal carefully after instillation to ensure appropriate distribution of medication.
Therapy should continue for 7 consecutive days.

Storage Conditions: Store between 2° and 25°C (36° and 77°F). Shake well before use when using the 30 g bottle.

Each gram of OTOMAX^® ointment contains gentamicin sulfate USP equivalent to 3 mg gentamicin base; betamethasone valerate USP equivalent to 1 mg betamethasone; and 10 mg clotrimazole USP in a mineral oil-based system containing a plasticized hydrocarbon gel.

Caution:
Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Warning:

The use of OTOMAX^® ointment has been associated with deafness or partial hearing loss in a small number of sensitive dogs (eg geriatric). The hearing deficit is usually temporary. If hearing or vestibular dysfunction is noted during the course of treatment discontinue use of OTOMAX^® ointment immediately and flush the ear canal thoroughly with a nonototoxic solution. Corticosteroids administered to dogs rabbits and rodents during pregnancy have resulted in cleft palate in offspring. Other congenital anomalies including deformed forelegs phocomelia and anasarca have been reported in offspring of dogs which received corticosteroids during pregnancy.

Clinical and experimental data have demonstrated that corticosteroids administered orally or parenterally to animals may induce the first stage of parturition if used during the last trimester of pregnancy and may precipitate premature parturition followed by dystocia fetal death retained placenta and metritis.

Keep out of reach of children and animals.

All prescription items are Non-Refundable and Non-Returnable.

Prescription

This item requires a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian.